Faucet hose-coupling.



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FAUGET HOSE COUPLING. APPLICATION FILED M313, 1909.

Patented NOV. 9, 1909.

INVENTOR h J? 7bwle UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH P. TOWLE, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, A SSIGNOB-OF FIVE-EIGHTHS TOJOHN H. McG-EHEE, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

FAUCET HOSE-COUPLING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1909.

Original application filed November 25, 1908, Serial No. 464,496.Divided and this application filed April 18, 1909. Serial No. 489,575.

; a coupling or connecting means especially adapted for joining a hosewith the ordinary form of faucet.

This application is a divisional part of my co-pending application filedNovember 25, 1908, Serial No. 464,496.

My present invention resides in. those novel details of construction,combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be firstdescribed in detail, and then be specifically pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l, is a perspective view illustrating the application of myinvention. Fig. 2, is a vertical section of my invention. Fig. 3, is aperspective view of the clamping member shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is avertical section of my invention on the line 44 of Fig. 2, the handlebeing shown in its uppermost position.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals ofreference indicate like parts in all of the figures, it will be seenthat I provide a main plate 1 having an annular socket "2 in its upperface that surrounds the central opening therein, thereby forming a seatto receive the flange head 4, of the tubular coupling head 3, and acushion or washer 5, see Figs. 2 and 4.

The plate 1, on its upper side has a semicircular, vertical flange 6that serves as a guide and a stop when the device is being applied tothe end of.a faucet, as will be clearly understood by reference to Figs.1, 2 and 4 of the drawings.

Stout rods 7 serve as-standards and have their lower ends threaded toreceive the nuts 8. The rods '7 project through and have loose play inapertures inthe plate 1 and at the upper end the rods 7 are bent over atright angles to form pivot studs 9 for the clamping yoke 10, whose ends11 lock against the flange 12 of the faucet 13, the yoke 10 having asolid handle extension 14, as shown.

The hose 15 is secured to the nipple or coupling plug 3 by a clampingwire 16 in the usual manner.

Applying my coupling to a faucet the handle 14 1s raised as shown inFig. 4, and

the parts slipped into enga ement with the faucet, after which the ban1e 14 is brought down, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to cause the cam ends11 to engage the flange of the faucet, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, whenthe parts will be securely coupled together.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it is thought the complete construction operation and numerousadvantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilledin the art to which the invention appertains.

What I claim is:

1. A vhose faucet coupling, comprising a nipple plate, a depressed seatsurrounding its central passage, a yielding washer in said seat,standards adjustably mounted on the plate, a yoke pivotally mountedbetween the standards, the outer ends of which have their edges arrangedto clamp against a faucet flange when turned down, thereon.

2. A hose and faucet coupling that comprises a main plate, having acentral passage and a depressed annular seat that surrounds the passage,a nipple for fitting through the said passage having an enlarged head torest in the said seat, a clamp device carried by the main plate forlocking the said main plate against the discharge end of the faucet.

3. A hose and faucet coupling that comprises a main plate having acentral passage and a nipple pendent from thepassage, a semicircularvertical flange on the upper face of the plate adjacent to the passage,and clamping devices mounted on the plate for clampjustahle clampingdevices mounted Q11 the ing the said plate against the discharge endplate for clamping the said plate against the 10 .of the faucet.discharge end of the faucet.

9 prises a main plate having a central passage 4;. A hose and faucetcoupling that com- HUGH P TOWLE and anipple pendent from thepa'ssage,asemi- Witnesses: circular vertical flange on the upper face ofCHAS. F. W. HERRMANN,

the plate adjacent to the passage, and ad- D. D. TENNYBON.

